Production Scheduler

Interested in a career that matters?

Join us as our new Production Scheduler

This position is integral to optimizing production efficiency. It involves supporting the production planning process, ensuring schedules are accurately finalized and executed to meet operational objectives and customer demand, and maintaining a smooth, coordinated workflow across all production activities.

In This Role You'll Make An Impact By

• Creating process orders and production schedule.
• Releasing production orders and cleaning orders to meet daily schedule.
• Printing process order journals and picking list to meet daily production schedule.
• Monitoring production components, and processing orders from start to completion to meet on time delivery goals.
• Coordinating reformulations, substitutions and generating NCR’s.
• Collaborating with procurement to reduce aging materials.
• Preparing and maintaining reports to ensure accurate information pertaining to each process order, trials, stability samples, and planned downtime.
• Coordinating sales orders change requests.
• Keeping up to date Factory calendar in SAP.
• Communicating production schedule plans to production support groups.
• Leading meetings to communicate the production schedule and priorities.
• Developing/assisting with plans for streamlining processes to improve process flow amongst production activities.
• Coordinating and following up outsourced orders.
• Acting as back up for Scheduler Manager.
  
  

To Succeed You Must Hold

• HS diploma or equivalent
• 4 years of production scheduling experience required
• Very strong office software skills and ability to quickly learn and gain proficiency in the company’s ERP System
• SAP experience preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate information, both orally and written, and respond to questions from managers and other employees in a professional manner
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Strong ability to problem solve
• Ability to effectively manage time to meet targets and deadlines
  
  

Location: Wausau, WI (On-Site)

Application deadline: March 12, 2026

Expected salary range: $30/hr to $34/hr

Benefits You Will Enjoy

• 401(k) with up to a 9% company contribution
• Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation plus 12 holidays and 2 weeks of Wellness Time 
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance  
• Healthcare savings account option
• Employee assistance program 
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement 
• All benefits begin on your first day
  
  

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career